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SOCIETY FOR GOOD WILL TO RETARDED CHILDREN v. CUOMO

No. 78-Civ.-1847.

574 F.Supp. 994 (1983)

SOCIETY FOR GOOD WILL TO RETARDED CHILDREN, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Mario M. CUOMO, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

November 17, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray B. Schneps, Michael S. Lottman, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of New York, New York City by Caren S. Brutten, William J. Caplow, Frederick K. Mehlman, Asst. Attys. Gen., New York City, Alan M. Adler, Deputy Counsel State of New York, Albany, N.Y., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs have obtained extensive relief in this class action challenging conditions and practices at Suffolk Developmental Center. Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. Cuomo, 572 F.Supp. 1300 (E.D.N.Y.1983). They now move for counsel fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976. 42 U.S.C. § 1988.

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